Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 January 2050A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:44. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:52. Gulika Kalam 11:11 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 12:29 to 13:48.00061218Moonset 09:29Moonrise 21:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 January 2050

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:52, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:29 to 13:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:34 to 09:52
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:29
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:11 to 12:29
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:29 to 13:48
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 16:52 · Panchami until 19:19 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:43, then Purva Phalguni until 14:38 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:52, then Saubhagya until 10:40 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:52 · Kaulava until 06:07 Thu · Taitila until 19:19 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 12 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 19 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:14 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.